Displaying 691 To 720 Of 889 Comments Every politican should have your art tattooed on their foreheads, WTS!! I, too, seem to spend my days in a perpetual haze of anger – not good!! Your work really draws me in – there is so much more than readily meets the eye. » Posted By Mightywoof On May 4, 2010 @ 8:16 am Low Blows and Old White People …….. and, in his supreme ignorance, expects the ‘leader’ of the Islamic faith to stand up and denounce terrorism. Maybe I’m ignorant but does Islam have a ‘leader’ like the Pope or the Archbishop of Canterbury? I’ve heard plenty of Muslims speak out against terrorism – I think this man’s ears are closed to what he doesn’t want to know. It must suck to be him. » Posted By Mightywoof On May 6, 2010 @ 10:16 am Vox Populi AfterChat – 4-30-2010 What a kewl site Patsy!! I stumped it with Anne Perry, author. » Posted By Mightywoof On May 1, 2010 @ 6:10 am And Now for Something Completely Different *sigh* – now I’m feeling nostalgic, Kalima – for the days when I was young and can never have again in the Britain that will never ‘be’ again 🙁 » Posted By Mightywoof On April 27, 2010 @ 5:37 pm There still is an undercurrent of racism in Canada and I think it’s more prevalent in the police forces especially the further west you go. There was an incident a year or more back where some police force (gosh, I wish I could remember when and where exactly) picked up a native Canadian who, they say, was drunk, and deposited him outside city limits – in the middle of winter!! The poor man froze to death and there was one helluva hue and cry about it. But it’s getting better and I live in hope that the official ‘dignity’ the native tribes have gotten will become a reality in their daily lives. Speaking of which – did you ever see the official ceremony in the House of Commons where the whole Parliament apologised for past treatment of native peoples? It was awesome!! I think maybe Khirad posted it somewhere on the Planet. Hey – I’d love to have you as a neighbour – I’d be waiting out on the street with a big brass band 🙂 » Posted By Mightywoof On April 27, 2010 @ 3:34 pm You have something against Liverpudlians, Cher 🙂 » Posted By Mightywoof On April 26, 2010 @ 1:14 pm I stand corrected, Kalima – I was under the impression that stopping people on the street and all the other stuff that goes on nowadays was only in place since 2001. Thanks for putting me straight!! » Posted By Mightywoof On April 26, 2010 @ 1:13 pm I’m not sure when, in time, you grew up in the UK Kalima – I was a child in the 50’s and a teen in the 60’s. I think racism, in the form of a sense of superiority, just for being British, was always there but it was in most cases very polite – ‘those people’ were expected to know their place. You and I and probably a whole swath of the population were raised differently – and to be fair, when I was growing up in the UK, I don’t think I ever saw more than a couple of non-white faces, so I can’t honestly say my prejudices or lack thereof were ever put to the test. I just love living in Canada – especially next door to TO. Just on my street in upscale suburbia there are Maltese, Slavs, Swiss, Jamaicans, Chinese, Japanese and a couple from the Middle-East – it’s such a vibrant place to be. It’s not Utopia and there IS racism but, on the whole, it’s a pretty multi-cultural place to be. » Posted By Mightywoof On April 26, 2010 @ 1:10 pm One thing I’ve always found odd about all these new police anti-terrorism powers in the UK is that, back in the days of IRA terrorism, they didn’t have these powers and, now, they do ……… makes ya think!! » Posted By Mightywoof On April 26, 2010 @ 12:59 pm I left the UK close to 39 years ago and, apart from 3 vacations to see family, I have never gone back. Several things I think should be remembered although maybe Marion would disagree with me as her knowledge is certainly more up to date than mine. The first is that Europe is OLD – they have histories (white histories) that go back beyond written records; they have a view of themselves, still, as coming from that ancient world while we, in NA are still making our history and, as we are an immigrant society, it is far easier for us to absorb different cultures than it is for Europeans (I’m not going into the ‘native cultures were here first’ – they were, but that’s not the point I’m trying to make). They have a distinct view of themselves as English, Scottish, French, German etc – white-skinned all of them although the hair and eye colour may vary. They now have an influx of different cultures and races and it’s hard for them to look around and see and know what they are any more. I think ‘influx’ is the key word here – the ability of refugees (political or economic) to get from the Middle East or Asia or Africa to Europe is so easy compared to those same refugees trying to get to North America. Second, with respect to Britain, it is a very tiny country. It is a little over 96 thousand square miles and has a population estimated to get to a smidge over 62 million this year; it’s density is just short of 660 people per square mile . To put that into perspective, the density in the US is 83 people pre square mile and in Canada it’s 8 people per square mile. I don’t condone the racism but, like most unthinking, angry reactions, they blame what they can see for an overcrowded country and they see immigration gone mad, they see non-white faces and burkas and hijabs. The last time I landed at Heathrow was 1991 and I almost had a panic attack at the sheer number of people just in the airport. I think the UK, in particular, needs some serious birth control programmes (and that wasn’t entirely tongue in cheek). Lastly, although this is an exhaustive subject, I believe that because they have never considered themselves to be immigrant societies they’ve never seriously tackled how to integrate immigrants/refugees into society. Why Can’t They Be Just Like Us Rather Than Going Around Wearing Their Burkas/Turbans/Beards/Kirpans – there seems to have been no effort to create a different, inclusive society while still remaining British, French, Italian. ‘This is France’ goes the cry – so they ban the wearing of the burka. ‘This is Switzerland’ – so they ban the building of minarets. And all across Europe (and I include Britain) the non-white faces have been ghetto-ized and blamed for that ghetto-ization. The fact that all new immigrants have a tendency to do this when they arrive in a new country is either forgotten, ignored or just not known; the second generation in NA usually moves away from ethnic neighbourhoods (at least in Canada they do) – has that happened in Europe? I don’t know, perhaps Marion does. » Posted By Mightywoof On April 26, 2010 @ 12:45 pm Oh yeah, right Pepe, bring up Don Cherry 🙂 …….. buffoon that he is!! » Posted By Mightywoof On April 26, 2010 @ 11:54 am The Centenary of the Death of Mark Twain Thanks Cher – Imperialism is such an ugly thing; the Brits practiced it as did most of the Europeans. I see you mentioned Cecil Rhodes – ugly, ugly man 🙁 » Posted By Mightywoof On April 23, 2010 @ 1:03 pm Do you know what happened between 1898/1899 to make Twain reverse course on his views about Imperialism, Cher? It’s such a short time frame in which to do a 180!! That’s a powerful prayer and so true that much of what is prayed for is unspoken; our ‘good’ will oft mean someone else’s ‘bad’. » Posted By Mightywoof On April 23, 2010 @ 12:24 pm Heh – ‘me too’ 🙂 » Posted By Mightywoof On April 19, 2010 @ 8:42 am At the risk of a ‘me-too’ post, I feel exactly the same way Kalima! My only caveat is that sooner or later humankind will have to find a way to move beyond the stars given that in a few millenia (give or take a thousand or more) our sun will consume the earth – our many-times-removed descendants will have to find a new home eventually! » Posted By Mightywoof On April 19, 2010 @ 6:35 am What an absolutely horrifying story! As much as I dislike all war, I am steadfast in my support of those men and women who are injured and maimed in them. It blew my mind that a pediatrician is assigned to care for soldiers and then decided to practice amateur psychology – it beggars belief! » Posted By Mightywoof On April 14, 2010 @ 12:14 pm Friday Music Thread – Music That Travels Popping down to Cornwall you’ll find folks doing The Helston Furry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bCQEbdednY My Nanna danced this as a young girl in Cornwall and I learned it in dance school » Posted By Mightywoof On April 9, 2010 @ 4:28 pm Hopping across the pond ……… Davy Jones sings Maybe It’s Because I’m a Londoner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYQo7sXf5dU&feature=related …… and Robert Lindsay is Doing the Lambeth Walk
» Posted By Mightywoof On April 9, 2010 @ 4:01 pm I gotta go – I’ll try and get back later!! » Posted By Mightywoof On April 9, 2010 @ 2:55 pm From the Frozen North Inuit Throat Singing
» Posted By Mightywoof On April 9, 2010 @ 2:53 pm Come to Toronto for Caribana
» Posted By Mightywoof On April 9, 2010 @ 2:39 pm Oh my goodness – Leaving on a Jet Plane was a big hit in the UK just at the time when my now-hubby left for Canada. It brings back many memories of sitting in a pub with my brother and crying in my beer. Thanks Ad Lib!! » Posted By Mightywoof On April 9, 2010 @ 2:32 pm I love that song – even if it is a Separatist Anthem!! » Posted By Mightywoof On April 9, 2010 @ 2:29 pm Farewell to Nova Scotia
» Posted By Mightywoof On April 9, 2010 @ 2:06 pm A taste of La Belle Province Gilles Vigneault
» Posted By Mightywoof On April 9, 2010 @ 2:03 pm I’ll take you for a sea voyage through the Northwest Passage Stan Rogers
» Posted By Mightywoof On April 9, 2010 @ 1:52 pm A new low for Christian crazies There are some days when I can’t even laugh at stupid – I think this is one of those days! How very, very depressing. One of the greatest boons to personkind will be when a scientist discovers a pill to cure stupid 🙄 » Posted By Mightywoof On April 9, 2010 @ 6:33 am From the time humans first picked up a stone and used it against another human, we have been inventing more and more horrific ways of hurting and killing each other. The only time I ever despair is when I see/hear of things like this ……… I don’t care which ‘side’ uses this evil, evil stuff – they should all have it used on them (and I’m not usually a ‘revenge’ freak). It goes back to the torture-as-an-acceptable-instrument-of-information-gathering – one side ups the ante and the other side one ups them. Will Man/Womankind ever learn! Not in my lifetime, probably never – and that scares the hell out of me. » Posted By Mightywoof On April 9, 2010 @ 6:24 am You Might be a Conservative if You… Then you would love the Bulgarian Women’s Choir – I could listen to them all day. I won’t hijack this thread any more by posting vids – but you can hear them on youtube!! » Posted By Mightywoof On April 9, 2010 @ 5:42 am Deliciously dark, passionate and brooding – right on!! You must have a crystal ball – my favorite suite by my favorite composer!! I had the very great privilege of seeing Fonteyn and Nureyev dance Romeo and Juliet at Covent Garden before I left the UK *sigh* – such a great partnership!! Romeo’s Death
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